The Jesuit's approach was groundbreaking because "it was not a simple reconciliation of science and faith; it was integrating, creating a single, wholistic vision because the past danger was having a radical separation" of the two.

“Never forget that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a lay person and his first disciple.”

Gaining a renewed and deeper understanding of Mary's nurturing and caring side is something he said the church, especially in today's climate, could certainly use.

And dads, too.

How should Catholics think about the Met Gala and its supposed sacrilege?

The world's oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.